Using facial recognition software to identify Civil War Soldiers

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Back when we were blessed with Christine's great bio on Frederick Aiken that led to the Surratt Society erecting a monument on his grave in Oak Hill Cemetery in DC's Georgetown, I remember finding this same photo. I don't remember how we decided that it was not Frederick, however.

There was also a sketch (maybe one of Lew Wallace's?) that seemed to be labeled "Aiken," but the writing was questionable. That's the closest we ever came to trying to find a photo. At the dedication of the tombstone, relatives of Aiken from another line came up from Florida. They said they had never seen any family photos of him either. It seems strange since Aiken went on to be the city editor for the Washington Times-Herald (? or Post?) and had an obituary in the paper - but no photo.